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TV-resistori (tl. tv resistor), a lo-fi group from Turku, recorded their first 7″ EP for Fonal ten years ago now. Little by little, the Finnish media and audiences alike became enchanted by the band’s unusual home brew of influences, ranging from twee pop to motorik Stereolab lock-grooves and the Finnish popular song tradition. Duets between principal songwriter Yrjö “Ykä” Saarinen and Päivi “Bääbs” Kankaro, relaying naive lyrics over junk-shop organ sounds, offset against drummer/sound engineer Aleksi Salo’s distinctive production have become the bands trademarks. These characteristics burst into full blossom in 2006 on their second album Serkut rakastaa paremmin (tl. ‘Cousins Love Better’).